disapproving

About 0.56 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb present participle and gerund of disapprove
2. adjective Expressing or conveying disapproval.

   The word "lazy", when used to describe a person's unwillingness to work, is a disapproving word.

Similar words

unfavorable unfavourable condemning denouncing disapprobatory dismissive self-deprecatory deprecatory dischuffed disconfirmatory

Often followed by

of the look and glance eyes eye looks frown

Word family

disapprove disapproved disapprover disapprovers disapproves disapprovingly